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An entrenched bill of rights exists as a separate legal instrument that falls outside of the normal jurisdiction of a country's legislative body. In many Constitutional Governments , an official legal bill of rights recognized by the government in principle holds more authority than the legislative bodies alone. An unentrenched bill of rights, on the other hand, may be weakened by subsequent acts that are passed by legislatures, and they do not need an approval by popular vote to alter it. Since it may be changed, an unentrenched bill of rights is a poor defense against a corrupt or tyrannical legislature. A ''statutory'' unentrenched bill of rights exists as a separate act that is passed by a legislative body. As such it can be amended or repealed by the body that created it. It is therefore not as permanent as a ''constitutional'' bill of rights. A constitutional bill of rights cannot be changed except with the approval of that country's voting public. In other jurisdictions, the definition of rights may be Statutory . In other words, it may be repealed just like any other law, and does not necessarily have greater weight than other laws. Not every jurisdiction enforces the protection of the rights articulated in its bill of rights. Australia is the only western country without a constitutional or legislative bill of rights.http://www.amnesty.org.au/Act_now/campaigns/human_rights_and_security IMPORTANT BILLS OF RIGHTS
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